One of the world’s largest collections of 20th-century African-American Art, the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art, will be on display at The University of Alabama and Stillman College in March. It will be the first UA exhibition of the collection since Jones donated it to the University in October 2008.
John “Chip” Street Jr., a second-generation builder/developer originally from Calhoun County, has been named to the regular board of trustees of the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama. Street is owner of Street Residential Construction Inc.
The University of Alabama’s Greek community has elected new officers for 2009.
A finale event for The University of Alabama’s Capstone Creed Week will be held Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 11:45 a.m. in the Ferguson Center ballroom on campus.
The University of Alabama will join public universities from throughout the state in demonstrating support for higher education at two special events planned for March 4-5 in Montgomery.
A total of 5,477 students enrolled during the fall 2008 semester at The University of Alabama made the Dean’s List with academic records of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale), or the President’s List with academic records of 4.0 (all As).
The University of Alabama continues to attract some of the nation’s most talented students, ranking 11th among the nation’s 629 public universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars for 2008-2009 and 28th among the more than 2,400 public and private universities nationwide. UA’s ranking is up from last year when the University ranked 12th among public universities and 30th overall.
The 2009 Capstone Creed Week at The University of Alabama on Feb. 4-11 will be the fourth annual week of events dedicated to the ideals of the Capstone Creed.
The Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce will host its first Alabama Elevator Pitch and Business Plan Competition next fall.
The University of Alabama has received a $250,000 gift from The Wachovia Foundation to establish the Wachovia Foundation First Generation Scholarships. The first Wachovia Foundation First Generation Scholars will be selected beginning in the fall of 2009.